The Sears store in the Nittany
Mall is closing.
The anchor store at the mall on
East College Avenue in College
Township was among a list of 18
Sears stores and 45 Kmart stores
that will close by the end of
January 2018, company officials
said Thursday.
Sears Holdings continues its
strategic assessment of the
productivity of our Kmart and
Sears store base and will continue
to right size our store footprint
in number and size.
"In the process, as previously
announced, we will continue to
close some unprofitable stores
as we transform our business model
so that our physical store footprint
and our digital capabilities match
the needs and preferences of our
members."
Sears officials said stores will
remain open through Christmas, but
liquidation sales will begin late
next week.
The Sears store on Oakland Avenue
in the Indiana Mall also is closing.
The Sears Auto Center will close
at the end of the year, while the
rest of the store will the following
month.